tagged ‘zucchini’

This zucchini & smocked trout spaghetti is not only a delicious stunner put together in mere minutes, but also my new favourite summer pasta dish!

My answer to the question “what’s your favourite food” is always: pasta. Pasta forever. Yet, I make it quite rarely. Part of it is because I want to enjoy it more, on special occasions- which can vary from a fancy dinner date to an utterly informal and quick one pot dish, eaten hungrily straight from the pan. Another is my inability to have a little bit of pasta; it’s never a little bit, it’s always a lot. A lot. And carbs- as much as I love them, they tend to weigh me down, so I rather favour quinoa, roast veggies and fish instead.

But still, pasta is the queen of heart, my biggest love, and this summer I’ve been enjoying it quite a lot; cooked with a lot of seasonal vegetables, fresh herbs and golden olive oil, it can be light, fulfilling and always so damn pretty. Among my top summer favourites are crunchy, crispy zucchinis (and their gorgeous flowers of course! I need to share a recipe here asap!). Almost sweet and with the softest green shades, they are a treat eaten raw or added to a variety of dishes.

We usually just wash the baby ones, dip them in a smooth, spicy batter and fry them until golden brown; lately however, I’ve been slicing them thinly and tossing them with al dente pasta and all sorts of other good things. Like delicate smoked trout, fragrant dill and briny capers for a dish which is simple, delicious and very very satisfying. I hope you give it a go- I have a feeling it’ll become an instant summer favourite.

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Have a mentioned enough times here how much I love pies? And I mean all pies, sweet and savoury, simple or intricate, thick or delicate, with homemade or storebought dough- love them all. All day, everyday, pie is king. [READ MORE]

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I have a love & hate relationship with fried food. I love it, because it’s delicious and crunchy and hitting all the round notes and I hate it, because I dread frying. You know, that ol’ thing, where you need to stand over a hot pan, turning pieces of fish, or dough or whatever else, having the whole house and your hair smelling like a diner? Yup, that one. [READ MORE]